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Is suicidality distinguishable from depression? Evidence from a community-based sample

Date

Authors

Fairweather, Kate

Mackinnon, Andrew

Anstey, Kaarin

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Abstract

Objective: Suicidal behaviour is often considered in the context of depression. Taking an empirical, dimensional and population-based approach, this investigation examines two issues: first, whether it is justifiable to regard suicidality as a symptom of

Keywords

Keywords: adult; age distribution; article; cohort analysis; community sample; controlled study; depression; disease association; disease classification; evidence based practice; female; Goldberg depression scale; high risk behavior; human; intermethod comparison; Depression; Epidemiology; Structural equation modelling; Suicidality

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49496

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1080/00048670802653331

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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